diff --git a/server/boot/challenge.js b/server/boot/challenge.js
index fc17828f2ab..761bcc97118 100644
--- a/server/boot/challenge.js
+++ b/server/boot/challenge.js
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
     // unless the next block is undefined, which means no next block
     let nextChallengeName = firstChallenge;
 
-    const challengeId = req.user.currentChallenge.challengeId;
+    const challengeId = req.user.currentChallenge ?
+      req.user.currentChallenge.challengeId :
+      'bd7123c8c441eddfaeb5bdef';
     // find challenge
     return challenge$
       .map(challenge => challenge.toJSON())